Robbie Hummel has signed a two-year, partially guaranteed contract with the Nuggets.

Hummel spent last year playing overseas in Italy, but left the team in February after suffering a serious shoulder injury. His contract with the Nuggets is just a camp invite, and with 15 guaranteed deals already on the books in Denver, he has his work cut out for him to land a spot on the regular-season roster. Sep 4 - 2:25 PM

His deal doesn't include an NBA opt-out clause, so we won't be seeing him in the states next season. Hummel could find his way back into the NBA after next season, but it's safe to ignore him in all fantasy leagues for now. Fri, Jul 31, 2015 10:02:00 AM

Depth Charts

Updating a previous item, Emmanuel Mudiay (ankle, out for Thursday) tweaked his ankle on Wednesday and was ruled out after pre-game warmups on Thursday.

He is day-to-day for now. The Nuggets have been flat-out awful with Mudiay on the court in their last five, positing a net rating of -30.2 in those 126 minutes. Meanwhile, they were +12.6 in the minutes he wasn't on the court in that span. The Nuggets put Nikola Jokic (wrist) and Jamal Murray (quad) on the injury report for basically nothing, so this is still a strange report. Jameer Nelson should handle a ton of minutes while Jamal Murray also gets a bump.

RotoGrinders.com Daily Slant: With Mudiay ruled out, both Jameer Nelson and Jamal Murray become very strong $/point plays across the industry. Mudiay had been losing playing time as it is - he carried a -26 last night in just 18 minutes on the floor - so both Murray and Nelson have been involved recently. Nelson has been seeing around 30 minutes a night with Murray in the mid-twenties, but both should clear the 30 minute mark tonight.

Coach Mike Malone said he's hoping he can get Gary Harris (foot) back "in the next week or so."

This quote comes after his first unit played some horrible defense, so it also suggests Malone really wants Harris back out there to help. Emmanuel Mudiay has also suggested how much Harris means. Y’all don’t understand. That man there makes my life so much easier." Mudiay said earlier this season. While he may not make it back next week, Harris is starting to make sense as a stash. His return would hurt Will Barton and Jamal Murray.